Can a roommate sue for bills and rent that he paid on my behalf if I have offered to pay something each month?
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Can a roommate sue for bills and rent that he paid on my behalf if I have offered to pay something each month?
I have lost pretty much everything in the the last 2 years and have nothing but debt to my name. My former roommate paid 3 months rent and bills, without me asking him too, on my behalf and now he wants it all. I want to pay him and will eventually but he will not accept my offer to a payment plan of what I can afford to give him each month. I am not trying to get out of paying in any way, whats right is right but is he not being unreasonable to not agree to a payment plan and sue me for what I do not have? It will take a year at most to get him totally paid.
Asked on August 25, 2011 South Carolina
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
It was a nice gesture that your former roommate paid three (3) months of your share of the rent and bills when you were unable to do so due to financial hardship.
Your former roommate can sue you for repayment of the monies expended on your behalf even though you have offered to make monthly installment payments each month to help whittle down what is owed.
Personally, for your former roommate to sue you for the amount owed makes little sense given the fact that you are willing to pay what you can monthly. You should agree to provide your former roommate a promissory note for the amount that you owe setting forth certain monthly payments with a stated interest amount accruing on the unpaid balance and provide him with the signed document.
Good luck.
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